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Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, followed by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., leave a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
By ERICA WERNER

WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial first Senate vote on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic...

Power broker dropped as defendant from Blago trial

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Business foes of health care revamp ramp up effort

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US Justice Department opposes Siegelman appeal

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Obama administration is opposing former Gov. Don Siegelman's appeal of his felony corruption conviction before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that federal...
Swine flu infects Ukraine's presidential elections

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — In Ukraine, swine flu is causing electoral fever.

In a hard-fought presidential campaign, critics of Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko accuse her of stirring up...
Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to US lawmakers

MIAMI (AP) — Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study...
FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time.

Ignoring substantial parts of...
Mass. gov.: No quid pro quo in Kraft donations

BOSTON (AP) — The governor of Massachusetts said Friday there is no connection between big donations to him and the Democratic Party from the family that owns the New England Patriots and...
AP: Palin book goes after McCain camp but not Levi

NEW YORK (AP) — Sarah Palin's new memoir describes heart-wrenching anguish about her teen daughter's pregnancy playing out before a national audience. But the 413-page tome...
Perzel among 10 charged in Pa. legislative probe

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former House speaker, an ex-lawmaker and eight aides Thursday became the latest — and the first Republicans — to be...



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